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Paige Endsley1, Benedict Weobong1, Abhijit Nadkarni1
1Sangath, H No 451 (168), Bhatkar Waddo, Socorro, Bardez, Porvorim, Goa 403501, India; 841/1, Alto Porvorim, Bardez, B/H Elctricty Dept, Bardez, Porvorim, Goa 403521, India; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Aims:
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a 10-item screening questionnaire used to detect alcohol use disorders. The AUDIT has been validated in only two studies in India and although it has been previously used in Goa, India, it has yet to be validated in that setting. In this paper, we aim to report data on the validity of the AUDIT for the screening of AUDs among men in Goa, India.
Methods:
Concurrent and convergent validity of the AUDIT were assessed against the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Scale (WHODAS) for alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, and functional status respectively through the secondary analysis of data from a community cohort of men from Goa, India.
Results:
The AUDIT showed high internal reliability and acceptable criterion validity with adequate psychometric properties for the detection of alcohol abuse and dependence. However, all of the optimal cut-off points from ROC analyses were lower than the WHO recommended for identification of risk of all AUDs, with a score of 6-12 detecting alcohol abuse and 13 and higher alcohol dependence.
Conclusions:
In order to optimize the utility of the AUDIT, a lowered cut-off point for alcohol abuse and dependence is recommended for Goa, India. Further validation studies for the AUDIT should be conducted for continued validation of the tool in other parts of India.
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